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New York Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. sustains turf toe injury in right foot
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. suffered a right toe injury that will require a procedure to repair, the team announced Tuesday. Jackson, 25, sustained the turf toe injury in a live basketball run offsite. The Grizzlies didn't immediately provide a timeline for his return but stated that he's expected to make a full recovery. Advertisement The news comes after Jackson agreed to a five-year, $240 million maximum renegotiation-and-extension Monday. The deal, which cannot be signed until July 6, is set to go down as the most expensive contract in franchise history, a league source told The Athletic. The Michigan State star is coming off one of his best seasons in the league as Memphis aims to turn the corner amid a transition period. Jackson made the All-Defense second team this past season and was one of five players last season to make at least 100 3s and record at least 100 blocks. With center Zach Edey requiring an offseason procedure on his sprained left ankle, Jackson is the second player to require an offseason procedure for Memphis. The seventh year pro averaged 22.2 points and 5.6 rebounds on 48.8 percent shooting. Over four postseason games, Jackson averaged 16 points, five rebounds and 1.5 assists.
CNN
19-06-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch NBA championship in Game 6 against the Pacers
Update: Date: Title: Jalen Williams' rise is pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder towards an NBA title Content: If you weren't already a believer, then you better believe in him now. Ever since an impressive rookie campaign in 2022-23 earned Jalen Williams a distant second place in the Rookie of the Year voting to Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero, the OKC Thunder forward has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the NBA. Williams took significant leaps in skill and production in years two and three, ending this regular season averaging 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. It is becoming exceedingly rare in the NBA for a player to look as well-rounded as Williams does in only his third season in the league. Still only 24, Williams is already a menace on both sides of the ball; he can score at all three levels with a variety of shots and has shown improved playmaking chops, while his well-documented lockdown defending earned him a place in the NBA All-Defense Second Team. Williams had the best game of his fledgling career with a 40-point explosion in the Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers, announcing to the world his status as one of the game's most exciting players. Currently the Robin to MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Batman, Williams is already showing that he could take on that mantle somewhere in the not too distant future. Update: Date: Title: The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a season for the ages Content: In the 1999-00 season, Shaquille O'Neal put together one of the most dominant campaigns in NBA history. He won the scoring title, regular season MVP and Finals MVP — culminating in a Lakers championship, the first of three in a row that Los Angeles would go on to win. Only three players have ever pulled off that trifecta: O'Neal, Michael Jordan (who did it four times) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It hasn't happened since. Until, maybe, now. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is knocking on history's door, and he's doing it with the unshakable calm of a player who already belongs there. At just 26, Gilgeous-Alexander has the Oklahoma City Thunder on the cusp of their first NBA title since the franchise relocated from Seattle. Read more about SGA's incredible season here. Update: Date: Title: Indiana Pacers sweat over the injury status of star guard Tyrese Haliburton Content: If the Indiana Pacers want to take these Finals to a Game 7, then it goes without saying they will need a fully healthy Tyrese Haliburton to have any chance of doing so. Indiana's All-Star guard suffered a right calf strain in the first quarter of Monday's Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Haliburton returned to the court after receiving treatment but was clearly hampered, failing to make a single field goal all game. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said on Wednesday that Haliburton 'participated in all of our walkthrough stuff,' but his exact status for the game wouldn't be known until later on Thursday. 'It's a walkthrough, so there was no real running or moving,' Carlisle added. 'It's a topic that people want to hear about and know about and there's going to be a lot of questions about it, but we will not really know for sure until late tomorrow afternoon or early evening.' After Game 5, Haliburton said: 'If I can walk, then I want to play.' Update: Date: Title: How we got to the Thunder being on the edge of glory Content: Here are the results of the earlier five games in the series: Update: Date: Title: How to watch tonight's Game 6 of the NBA Finals Content: We could see a new NBA champion crowned tonight as the Oklahoma City Thunder go for their franchise's first title over the Indiana Pacers. Here's how to watch the game as you follow along with CNN Sports' live coverage:
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Why didn't Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White make an All-Defense team?
Why didn't Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White make an All-Defense team for the 2024-25 NBA season? The University of Colorado alum was a top defender on both the perimeter and at the rim, and was a key cog in one of the league's best defenses all season long on the way to the Celtics winning 61 games in the regular season. Add in the eye test, and it can be hard to understand what the logic was for leaving off White for any of the All-Defensive teams for this season, yet the Colorado native finds himself on the outside looking in. Advertisement The hosts of the CLNS Media "First to the Floor" podcast, Jake Issenberg, Ben Vallis, and Wayne Spooney, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk it over. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Why didn't Celtics point guard Derrick White make an All-Defense team?
